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Whatever You Do, Don't Run

True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide

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Whatever You Do, Don't Run

By: Peter Allison
Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
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Whatever You Do, Don't Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top ­safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry ­elephants, and the world's most unpredictable animals: herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides whose outrageous antics sometimes make them even more dangerous than a pride of hungry lions!

Join Allison as he faces down charging lions (twice); searches for a drunk, half-naked tourist who happens to be a member of the British royal family; drives a Land Rover full of tourists into a lagoon full of hippos; and adopts the most ­vicious animal in Africa as his "pet". Full of lively humor and a genuine love and respect for Botswana and its rich wildlife, Whatever You Do, Don't Run takes you to where the wild things are and introduces you to a place where every day is a new adventure!

©2007 Peter Allison (P)2012 Tantor Adventure Travel Africa Travel Writing & Commentary Adventure Funny Witty African Hunting
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Critic Reviews

"Allison's infectious enthusiasm for both the African bush and his job showing its wonders to tourists is readily apparent, making for a fast and very entertaining read." ( Booklist)
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Narration good although somewhat distracting at times with the pausing but overall good.

loved it! fantastic story of adventure and exciting quests!

Exciting, funny and wonderful story.

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Surprisingly interesting account of the adventures of a safari guide. Unfortunately, the narrator is poor. Clear enough, but extremely poor timing - he mostly ignored chapter breaks and simply kept straight on reading. That, coupled with his lack of tone, often made for a huh? While my brain sorted out that there had been a/ the end of a chapter, often with a punchline that really deserved a break to appreciate and b/we were now into a brand new chapter. I cannot believe that any decent professional narrator would narrate so poorly.

Good listening, marred by poor reader

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The book was fantastic but why chose an Englishman to put on an Australian accent. Why not use an Australian narrator who won’t overdo the accent? There are a few well spoken Australians, I’ve actually met some.

Unfortunate choice

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The story was lovely and I could easily visualize the experiences described. The author is skilled and Aldo amusing. I found it very frustrating however that the narrator was very English and couldn't pronounce the African words at all well, paused at inappropriate places and failed to convey the essence of humour in some of the scenes. Overall nice.

Nice story, poor narrator

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The book was amazing, loved it but the selection of vocal artist wasn't the greatest. As a reader he was fantastic but being from Africa (and even now living in Australia I wouldn't expect certain pronunciations as was heard in this book, "grass" being the most common but there were several others which made me somewhat disappointed. For any other book I would have given 5/5

Awesome story, satisfactory reading

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